SPORTS INJURIES CLINIC – LAURA TILSON OSTEOPATHY
Tali Rayner heads up our Sports Injuries clinic at Fresh Ground and Fybre.
Tali Rayner graduated from the British School of Osteopathy obtaining a Masters Degree in Osteopathy. Since graduating she has also completed training in Acupunctur
e and Medical dry needling lead by Dr Anthony Campbell.
She is registered with the General
Osteopathic Council as well as the British Osteopathic Association. She has worked in a number of clinical settings including working with a professional rugby and football team.
Tali is structural in her approach to osteopathic assessments and uses a variety of treatment techniques including medical dry needling in conjunction with osteopathic techniques.
As part of your assessment Tali will assess work related ergonomic issuesor sport related training techniques, which may be contributing and maintaining injuries and pain. Tali will prescribe exercises as part of your rehabilitation and stabilisation of an injury or longer term postural complaint.
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SPORTS INJURIES OSTEOPATHY
Osteopathy can help with a range of muskulo-skeletal symptoms and injuries. Treating them can help prevent further complications and get you back to optimal training as quickly as possible. Here is an example of how we treat Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow.
Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow
Pain in the elbow is often due to two main conditions – tennis elbow and golfers elbow.
Tennis elbow causes pain and tenderness around the outside of the elbow joint. Golfer’s elbow causes pain around the inner side of the joint.
Tennis elbow is more common than golfers elbow. Both are injuries from repetitive overuse or wear and tear. From any hobby, sport or activity not just tennis or golf as the name implies. Sometimes a single injury such as a sudden unexpected tug on the forearm can cause the symptoms.
Once the pain starts, your normal activities and habits can maintain the problem.
Pre-existing problems with your neck, wrist or shoulder, that might not be painful in themselves, can make it more likely for you to suffer with tennis or golfers elbow. Most cases ease naturally eventually. But many people seek treatment and advice from an osteopath.
How can an osteopath help with Tennis elbow and Golfers elbow?
- We can use a variety of different massage and manipulation techniques to try to ease your symptoms. We get to the cause of the problem and get you back to your normal life style. We may gently manipulate the elbow, wrist, neck and upper back joints.
- We may offer you advice on which activities and movements to avoid. Advice on specific exercise and advice an appropriate elbow brace support or sports strapping.
- We may suggest you see your GP for advice about pain medication or anti-inflammatories. Rr refer you to them for further investigations.
SPORTS MASSAGE FOR INJURIES
Sports massage tends to be a stronger more intense massage, combining a variety of techniques including stretching, friction and trigger point release.
The main purpose of sports massage is to help alleviate stress and tension which builds up in the body’s soft tissues. This can be sports related or from simple day to day activities.
When an injury occurs the body often reacts by tensing the soft tissues surrounding the area, massage can work quickly and effectively to reduce this. It can also be helpful in preventing ‘niggling’ injuries which can hamper performance.
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